# Polygraph disclosure help! **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [November 6, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304 "2026-11-06T10:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reasonable\_Err](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/reasonable_err/32/2725_2.png) [@Reasonable\_Err](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Reasonable_Err)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/1 "2026-11-06T10:26:27Z")
If new information for your SF86 comes up during or immediately after your interview (accidental omissions that are self-corrected), how is this handled when you then take a polygraph? Do you share like it’s new info to the examiner? Do you disclose that it’s already been mentioned to a BI? Does that make it not necessary to disclose at all? ---
**Author:** ![bebe1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bebe1979](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/bebe1979)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/2 "2026-11-06T17:49:47Z")
Yes, you share it with the Special agent and they add it to the file and it will be addressed in poly. ---
**Author:** ![matthewsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@matthewsu](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/matthewsu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/3 "2026-11-06T19:30:23Z")
I had multiple accidental omissions come up during the weeks following my interview, I just called and let my investigator know. This never came up during my polygraph sessions, however since I was still in the BI phase I’m not sure if it was handled differently than if I had disclosed months later. ---
**Author:** ![Reasonable\_Err](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/reasonable_err/32/2725_2.png) [@Reasonable\_Err](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Reasonable_Err)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/4 "2026-11-06T19:57:38Z")
That’s helpful. Did the omissions cause any hang up in your clearance? Were they drug related? Do you mind me asking if it was for an IC agency? I guess I’ve just been stressed that this accidental omission that felt minor at the time of disclosure is actually a huge mistake and I’m screwed. ---
**Author:** ![matthewsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@matthewsu](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/matthewsu)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/5 "2026-11-06T21:06:10Z")
It was for an IC agency. I was never granted that specific clearance since I never had a successful polygraph (all inconclusive). However since then I’ve taken up a different cleared opportunity and had no issues. I was extremely stressed as well leading up to my first exam so there were a few accidental omissions that had only crossed my mind after my investigator had submitted my file. Most were pretty irrelevant, one in particular was related to drug use, so I let my examiner know and there weren’t any issues. ---
**Author:** ![Reasonable\_Err](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/reasonable_err/32/2725_2.png) [@Reasonable\_Err](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Reasonable_Err)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/polygraph-disclosure-help/22304/6 "2026-11-06T23:14:18Z")
Thanks. It’s so hard when people online say even accidental small omissions are a big deal. I feel like I’ve done what I can